Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Issued: 5 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is

10.6° C

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s
Evening (22 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri night).
	Wednesday 22							Thursday 23								Friday 24
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	ESE 11	ESE 12	S 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	NE 9	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	353	213	213	195	169	133	131	115	127	125	30	31	25	21	20	12	12	13	14	17	18	268	273
Wind (km/h)	SSW	NW	SW	SE	E	ENE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	N	N	N	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				10:35AM1.70m				10:55PM1.65m				11:30AM1.69m				11:49PM1.61m					12:21PM1.69m
Low Tide		4:13AM0.30m				4:42PM0.40m				5:04AM0.36m				5:35PM0.45m				5:54AM0.39m					6:26PM0.47m


	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:17	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	9	9	11	11	9	9	9	8	9	9	10	12	13	12	13	12	12	13	14	13	10	10
Feels °C	7	6	7	9	9	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	8	7	4	6	6	7	7	9	11	5	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 9	SSW 9	NE 5	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 9	S 9	ESE 12	NE 9	NE 8
kJ	353	213	213	195	169	133	131	115	127	125	30	31	22	21	20	11	11	5	14	6	14	268	273
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	S 10	S 10	NE 5	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	ESE 12	SSE 11	SSW 12	SSE 11	SSW 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSW 13	SSW 16	SSW 4
kJ	8	49	49	4	18	29	28	13	14	12	30	11	25	10	9	9	8	8	14	14	18	49	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	NE 6	NE 5	ESE 11	NNE 4	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SSE 11	ESE 12	SSE 11	SSW 12	SSE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	SW 14	SSW 13	S 9	ESE 12	SSW 15
kJ	23	8	7	11	2	11	11	12	11	14	11	15	11	12	12	12	12	13	7	17	6	15	45
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 4	NE 2	NE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NNW 3	N 4	N 5	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 9	SSW 8	SW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	3	6	11	25	1	43	115	109	84	123	180	188	302	22	3
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	171	276	256	280	172	171	252	3	13	5
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1								2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	2	5	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	9	5	4	4	4	4	4	9	9	9	9	8	9

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